''Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about clashes with Native Americans during the American Indian Wars of the 1800s. It is the ninth book in the ''Killing'' series, following ''

Killing Lincoln ''Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever'' is a book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard concerning the 1865 assassination of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. The book was released on September 27, 2011, and is ...

'', ''

Killing Kennedy ''Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot'' is a 2012 non-fiction book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the assassination of the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy. It is a follow-up to O'Reilly's 2011 book '' Killing Linc ...

'', ''

Killing Jesus ''Killing Jesus: A History'' is a 2013 book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the life and crucifixion of Jesus, referred to in the book as Jesus of Nazareth. It is the follow-up to ''Killing Kennedy'' and '' Killing Lincoln''. ''Killing ...

'', ''

Killing Patton ''Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the final year of World War II and the death of General George Patton, specifically whether it was an accid ...

'', ''

Killing Reagan ''Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981. It is the fifth in the ''Killing'' series, fol ...

'', ''

Killing the Rising Sun ''Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan'' is a book written by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the Pacific War and concludes with details of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. It i ...

'', '' Killing England'' and '' Killing the SS''. The book was released on September 8, 2020.

Synopsis

''Killing Crazy Horse'' focuses on the American frontier during the 1800s and the clashes between settlers and Native Americans. O'Reilly and Dugard tell the story of American expansion out West through Native American warriors such as

Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( lkt, Tȟašúŋke Witkó, italic=no, , ; 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by wh ...

Sitting Bull Sitting Bull ( lkt, Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake ; December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock I ...

, Chief Joseph, Cochise,

Black Hawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus ur ...

and Red Cloud; U.S. Presidents

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

and

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

; and General George Armstrong Custer leading up to his encounter with Crazy Horse at the

Battle of the Little Bighorn The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Nor ...

Reception

''Killing Crazy Horse'' spent 10 weeks on the on the ''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

'' Top 10 Best Sellers Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction list and 15 weeks on the Top 10 Best Sellers Hardcover Nonfiction list.

References

External links

* 2020 non-fiction books Henry Holt and Company books Books by Bill O'Reilly (political commentator) Books by Martin Dugard (author) {{US-hist-book-stub